Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-13

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IF your lightning rod needs to be put in
a state of repairs. Call on J. NJ. Mcdonald.
If you have no rod on your building Nc
Donald will give YOU the required rod pro-
tector.
The friends of Jake Sharp, the New York |
street railway alderman briber, who has
been sentenced to the penitentiary, want |
TO pardon him because he has lost his ap- |
petite.
The Newport Ledger says; ; Saturday a
week peculiar accident happened to
team belonging TO a. j. Burd, of Miller
toxnship. While hauling in hay the
slipping of the plank, of the barn
floor allowed his team TO drop through
the floor where they hung by the traces un-
til helped from the awkward predic ament.
List of Letters remaining in the Patter-
son Pa, post office, not called for: Miss
Ettie Bardelle, Theodore Crone, II. FL.
Hill Esq, Mrs Howley, Mrs. Maria Louden-
Stag er, J. W. Miller, Mrs. Anna NJ. Blair,
VIM. Swartz jr., James b. Tetfer. Par
ties asking for the above will please say
sd eTtised. HOWARD kirk, P. NJ
Patterson Pa, July lst 1887.
The 4th of July demonstration was a
spirited affair in this place, attended by
thou sands of young people ranging IN age
! from fourteen to twenty-five years, with a
sprinkling OF older and younger people.
There was a grand parade of soldiers, Sc
cret orders, and firemen, with bands OF mu-
sic. The parade was not miles III length,
hut who would xpect so long a parade at
the capitsl of a county that has a popula-
ton OF only about 5000. The court house
corridors, and court yard were open 10 all.
4 table OF between two and three hundred
feet IN length was placed around the west
and part of the south and north sides OF
the court house on which a free lunch OF
dinner was served to all. Citizens took
. lunch al home SO that strangers and visitors
might not IN the least be limited in elbow
room. The bill of fare consisted of 2'C
pounds of beef, 2i0 pounds OF ham, 2,OOt
rolls, 400 loaves of bread, 100 pounds o.
coffee. and barrel of pickles,
, After lunch the ceremonies consisted IL
= call upon Congressman Atkinson to pre-
side over the meeting. In taking the chai
the Doctor delivered happy speech snC
introduced Rev. Philip Craft, who deliver
ed a fine prayer. \ union choir of churct
singers sang a national song in most Ell
fective way. F. NJ. II. Pennell read tn
, Declaration of Independence in an impres
sive manner Jeremiah Lyons delivered
powerful address. After an interval devoi
. ed TO band music. George Jacobs delivere
patriotic and eloquent address Aite
, band music, the doxolOgy, and benedlC
: ton by Rev A. K. Miller the ceremonies {
Il the day oaGse 70 a close. There was di'
i play Of fire works from Bridge street froI
Of court house square after night fall
On Sunday afternoon June 20, near Ba
=, rec Forge, in Potter township, and aboI
two miles from AleSandrii, ,ws
a, committed that aroused the indignation
:, the law abiding and Christian people
that locality to such a degree that thrca
of infiiciing summary punishment TO Il
yioIator Of childish innocence was free
~ made On the morning of that day, Lau
= EckIry, the thirteen year old daughter
III Mr. Henry Eckley lett her home, to pay
al friendly visit to Thomas YarneIl, residi
about two miles distant. Having spent I
~" morning aud the early hours OF the ait
Nc noon very pleasantly with her friends a
u neighbors, about three O'Clock she start
u for her home, alone, little dreaming of I
tate that awaited her. She hal not ?
IL HI IL
" ard Yaruuu suddenly emerged from
* clump OF bushes, where he had been seer
im ed, living in wait for his victim and c.
fronted her. The child knew YLrne!l a
sn uususpecting danger, pleasantly address
Inc him, wheu the fend without replying
or her salutatiou, grasped her by the thr
D. and dragged her few steps iato the Voc
the when, after sitting her cries for help
srufing a handkerchief into her mou
-is- brutally violated her person. After
men complishing his hellish purpose he left
has victim OF his bruItish lust lying un
?, scious, and fed coward like TO the wo'
sd- As soon a. Miss Eckley regained cOnsci'
mp ness she started or heF home' winch
he was able to reach with great ditiic uity,
-,,b- ing to the sture of her injuries,
,uId someiiue elapsed after her arrival be
lie 10 she was able 10 speak aud relate the s
Isg- of her wrongs. The news of the out
was at once made known, when a,posse
- - citizens headed BY constable McMahan
Alexandria, started in pursuit of the g
wretch, whom they succeeded in ca
- ing in a barn 4 short distance from
scene of his crime. He was taken b.
il II. Kennedy, of Alexandria, who
mitted him to Jail in default of bail.
was brought to this city the same ev
and lodged in prison. We understand
Miss Eckley fully identified the prison
'''0A her assailaut. W. are informed that
child has sustained very serious IN.
pleas which may result fatally. Howard va
-r of the prisoner, is about 35 years OF ag
, the is A wild lower and resided with his pal
was If the charges made sgains: the pr
vxed. can be sustained he should be pro
vever convicted and receive the full penal
;cuDg the law.-Huntingdon Journal
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